The kanji 参 primarily conveys the meanings of "to participate," "to attend," "to visit," or "to go to." It can also indicate "to offer" or "to present." The core concept revolves around the idea of involvement, engagement, or contribution, often in a context of joining an activity, entering a place, or presenting something. It often signifies taking part in something.

・On-yomi (音読み): ・サン (san) ・シン (shin) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・まい（る）(mairu) – to go; to come; to visit; to attend (humble language) ・まいる (mairu) - to be defeated ・さん (san)

⚫︎参加 (sanka) Translation: participation; taking part ⚫︎参ります (mairimasu) Translation: I will go; I will come; I'll be there (humble form of 行きます (ikimasu) or 来ます (kimasu)) ⚫︎参拝 (sanpai) Translation: visiting a shrine or temple; paying respects

The kanji 参 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), which means a character combining a semantic (meaning) component with a phonetic (sound) component. The top part of the character is a depiction of three lines, likely representing three (三 - san). The bottom part is a person. The original meaning relates to "three" people going to something. Later it came to mean "to attend" or "to participate".